Little Fixes- Women's Mental Health & Personal Growth

I am a millennial parent raising a gen alpha. We might have adapted to the internet but not all of us fully understand how fast the digital world is changing and what dangers it might carry especially for our kids. Yes, the internet has many many benefits but has its dark side too. I have stopped sharing my daughter’s pictures online and wonder about the right age to give her a phone and about edu...

I talk to a lot of people on the podcast but meeting up with new people in-person especially at Networking Events does not come easy to me. In short, networking is difficult for me and I know many women who struggle with it. So obviously I had to bring the best person here to give us networking advice without any BS. I present to you Shaan Khanna, the award-winning founder of Networking Now India...

One thing that definitely comes with marriage is added responsibilities. After marriage both the partners are not only responsible for themselves but also for each other and even for each other’s families to different extents. And if you add parenthood to the equation, things get trickier and overwhelming. While managing responsibilities, we tend to forget ourselves. With so much clutter in our he...

Wouldn’t it be great if our hobbies became our job? Yes, entrepreneurship isn’t fun all the time but it’ll be exciting if we monetize a hobby. Maybe you are good at crochet or make fabulous watercolour paintings and you want to share your gifts with the world but you also feel that art is precious or it’s difficult to make money with art. This episode is here to pump you up because we want you to...

The focus of today’s episode is on the Sex lives of women in their 30s and 40s who are in Long Term Relationships but we are covering all age groups and relationship statuses. My guest is clinical psychologist Dr. Meghna Singhal. She helps people to strengthen their marriage, enhance their Intimacy and parent with emotional intelligence. We’ll talk about the importance of sex, sexual frustrations,...

When I was working with my life coach back in 2022, he told me that I have a fixed mindset and I have been working on it ever since. Many people are talking about developing a growth mindset in adults but very few are sharing about how to change our kids’ mindsets. Kids are born with a growth mindset but our upbringing takes them to the fixed side. Let’s understand- what’s growth mindset, why is i...

Autopilot mode has become our way of living and more so for married women. They look after everyone in the house, do most of the homemaking duties, take care of their job if they work outside the home, parenting if they have kids and then whatever time they get, it gets devoted to TV and smartphones. While focusing on immediate needs, we miss out on thinking beyond the next moment which makes us p...

Little Fixes is back after more than a month and now we have a new cover art, new trailer and even a new intro for the episodes. All of this means that we have changed a bit. In this episode, I talk about what’s new, why I felt the need for rebranding and how I am doing it. Little Fixes is now a community for married ladies. A platform where we discuss married life regardless of our age, professio...

This episode is about enhancing our communication skills but it’s not your regular communication class, rather we’ll understand how men and women communicate differently, how we perceive them differently and how women can turn biases to their favour.  I am speaking with Sanjana Chowhan who is a seasoned communications coach and has empowered over 400 individuals in the art of confident and clear c...

Today we are talking about fitness but it’s not gonna be about looking like a Victoria’s Secret model. Rather it’s about heart health, how it affects your fitness levels, what resting and target heart rates are, how to optimise our fitness levels with cardio and strength training. Good health also helps in improving our mental health. We start simple and go deep into it because my guest Drishti Ch...

You can have it all, just not all at the same time. A lot of us have heard this quote but who decides what does ‘all’ even mean? Not everybody wants the C-suite job or an eight figure business. Not every woman wants to have a partner and many of them don’t want kids. So even though we all have different versions of ‘all’, it’s difficult to let go of societal expectations, social media noise and ou...

We all feel overwhelmed by life every now and then. It’s difficult to slow down and get some perspective but there are certain things that we can do for ourselves which will help in improving our mental health. Simple, little things that you don’t have to do daily and I do a few of them. In this episode, I share eleven things that help me in keeping my sanity. I don’t do all of them daily and even...

This episode has glamour, reality and inspiration like a blockbuster movie. My daughter wants to be a model but I am sceptical because in the media, I have mostly seen horror stories about this industry. Things like addiction and casting couch are highlighted more when it comes to modelling so when the team from modelling agency Auraa Talents reached out regarding a podcast interview, I knew I had...

I love doing this podcast but rarely talk about it when meeting people. I don’t want to sound salesy but the truth is that if we don’t talk about our work, people won’t get to know about it. Our message won’t reach people who need it and also we won’t be able to earn well. To reduce our fear of selling, I am speaking with business mentor Ishita Khattar in this episode. Ishita is a corporate lawyer...

As much as I love talking about mental health and related topics, I also like a freewheeling discussion and what can be more fun than discussing pop-culture and understanding each other better. That’s why today I have a person with me who has got the pulse of pop-culture. It's none other than Aastha Atray, the editor of Sunday Midday, an author and one of the pioneering podcasters in India. H...

This is episode 151 of Little Fixes Podcast and it’s a huge milestone for me. Since the launch in 2019, we have come far. In this episode, I take you behind the headphones as I talk about the process, roadblocks, successes and everything else. I also reflect on how the podcast has changed me. In the end, I share all the tools that I currently use to produce this podcast. The Journey of Little Fixe...

Trigger Warning- This episode contains references to domestic violence, suicide, anxiety and depression so please listen at your own discretion. All of us go through many unfavourable situations and feel all kinds of emotions. Some of us have a support system but not everyone is so fortunate. This is where mental health helplines come in. The counsellors listen to you and provide the right guidanc...

I love fashion, always have. My sartorial sense has improved over the years but I do make wrong fashion choices like most of us laypersons. To minimize the mistakes and to bring our style more on point, I have a fashion expert with me. Benaisha Kharas is a master image consultant & integrated personal counsellor. She is passionate about infusing self-love and self-care in her clients, so that...

This story is of a woman who went from studying physiotherapy to being an entrepreneur and now to the CEO of a Bengaluru based company HealthCube. Runam Mehta was about to be appointed as the CEO but she didn't think that she was ready for such a huge responsibility. What happened then? Let’s hear it from Runam because along with her story, she’ll tell us how we can stay sane even when pressu...

Manifestation is a much discussed topic but I still haven’t been able to wrap my head around it. You can even call me a sceptic so when manifestation coach Sanaya Chaturvedi reached out to me and suggested talking about neuroscience and manifestation, I jumped at the opportunity. I am sure many of your burning questions will be answered and confusions will be cleared in this episode. My guest Sana...

When we see a person living their dream, we feel how charmed their life must be. Yes, living your dream is The Dream but that doesn’t make everything simple and perfect & my guest agrees with me. I am speaking with celebrity photographer Amrita Smanat of Mommy Shots by Amrita. Amrita is India's leading photographer, specializing in Maternity and child photography. With over a decade of ex...

We women don’t give ourselves enough credit and rarely celebrate small accomplishments. So, here’s something to inspire you. In this episode, me, my friends and my listeners are sharing some of the sassiest things we’ve done. Please follow Little Fixes on your podcast app and share it with a friend you care about. Link to an older episode where 8 women shared the sassiest thing they did after beco...

I don’t have a lot of experience in the corporate world but I do know that it’s extra challenging for women. In this episode we are unpacking why and how women are sidelined at their workplaces and how it affects their willingness to show up. These challenges often make women get in their own way but my guest will tell you how you can let yourself be seen. She also reflects upon the changes that h...

This episode is releasing on our wedding anniversary so instead of doing a solo, I decided to have my husband with me. For the episode, I have some fun and some deep questions. We both will answer them. The questions are a surprise for the husband and he actually forgot our wedding year.  From what we love about each other to improvement points to some interesting 'would you rather' ques...

Do you discuss your mental health struggles with your partner regularly? Most of us don’t. Some people don’t discuss this at all while others do it here and there. I congratulate you if you both are completely transparent with each other. Open communication is essential for a healthy relationship. So let’s find out- - why is it essential to discuss mental health - why open communication is difficu...